The determination of HDL-Cholesterol levels as Cardiovascular risk factor in Hirsutism.

MEHMET GÜRBİLEK, MEHMET AKÖZ, HÜSEYİN VURAL, Mine Kaymakçı, Mahmut Ay, Mürsel Gökçen

  • MEHMET GÜRBİLEK: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • MEHMET AKÖZ: NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • HÜSEYİN VURAL: SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL
  • Mine Kaymakçı: Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
  • Mahmut Ay: Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
  • Mürsel Gökçen: Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
  • Year : 1996
  • Vol : 12
  • Issue : 1
  •  Page : 21-25
In this study, the serum total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol. HDL2-cholesterol and HDL3- cholesterol levels of 23 hirsutic patient were compared with 18 normal women. HDL-cholesterol and HDL2-cholesterol levels were significantly lower in hirsutic group than in control (p<0.01). It is known that low levels of HDL-cholesterol can he considered as a risk marker for atherosclerozis. We conculuded that low HDL-cholesterol and HDL2- cholesterol leyel.s- in hirsutism may constitute an im-portant risk factor.

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Selcuk Medical Journal
1996, Vol. 12 (1)
ISSN: 1017-6616
E-ISSN: 2149-8059
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